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Johan Sverdrup pre-drilling template installed

Aug 13, 2015

Norwegian oil firm Statoil has marked a milestone on its giant Johan Sverdrup development offshore Norway - the installation of the project's 280-tonne pre-drilling template. Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Thialf completed the installation of the 32m-long…

TAM restructures regional support

Aug 12, 2015

Image: TAM International TAM International has restructured its regional businesses into two individual hemisphere-based groups in order to achieve higher performance rates and streamline its business objectives…

First Subsea completes Goliat installation

Aug 12, 2015

Subsea connector specialist First Subsea, has successfully completed the installation of bend stiffener connections for gas lift and production risers, power cables and umbilicals, for the Goliat FPSO. Operated by ENI Norge, the…

Carisbrooke adds to fleet

Aug 12, 2015

Image: TIP OSLO/Carisbrooke Shipping Carisbrooke Shipping recently welcomed eight modern, high quality 8000 dead weight tonne general cargo vessels to their commercially-managed fleet…

Statoil gets wildcat nod

Aug 12, 2015

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) granted Statoil a drilling permit for well 16/7-11 in the North Sea. Located in Block 16/7, the well will be drilled from the Songa Trym drilling facility, to the east of the Sleipner Øst field in the central sector of the North Sea…

KPMG: decom activity creates opportunities

Aug 11, 2015

Oil and gas operators will have to approach the challenge of decommissioning in new ways if the goal of maximizing economic recovery from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is to be achieved, according to a report from professional services firm KPMG…

OE15: SPE looks for student opinion

Aug 11, 2015

During Offshore Europe, a panel of leading international industry experts will discuss the preconceived perceptions that students and graduates have of a career in oil and gas, and how they differ from the experiences of those operating in the sector…

AGR appoints new CEO, CFO

Aug 11, 2015

AGR's board of directors has made internal promotions to appoint a new CEO and CFO, as current CEO, Åge Landro, moves on to a new role after 11 years with AGR. Svein Sollund, part of AGR’s executive team for eight years, has been appointed as CEO…

IWCF launches online training system

Aug 11, 2015

Image: IWCF employees review FORUM/IWCF The International Well Control Forum (IWCF), the independent organization that sets international well control standards, has launched a new online administration system called “FORUM…

Helix to use OSBIT Power for new vessels

Aug 11, 2015

Helix Well Ops UK awarded OSBIT Power a contract to deliver new support structures and deck equipment for two of its new well-intervention vessels.  The design of the deck layout of the Siem Helix…

Ireland, UK cross-border survey underway

Aug 11, 2015

GeoPartners, in partnership with MAGE, Seabird Exploration and DownUnder GeoSolutions, have acquired a new regional multiclient 2D (MC2D) seismic survey entitled North Celtic Sea 2015. This Ireland/UK cross-border project is located mostly in the Irish North Celtic Sea and St…

Offshore Wind Consultants opens Hamburg office

Aug 11, 2015

Offshore Wind Consultants, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany.  The new Hamburg office will be used as the operating base for the company’s growing client and project work based in the region…

Mariner jacket moving on to North Sea

Aug 11, 2015

Statoil’s largest steel jacket in its history is on its two-week, 1835 nm journey to the North Sea after setting sail from the Spanish Dragados yard on 10 August. Mariner steel jacket sails away…

OE15: How to survive Europe's biggest oil show #1

Aug 11, 2015

SPE Offshore Europe starts just four weeks today! To help you plan, we have asked some show veterans for their tips on how to survive and thrive at Europe's biggest oil show: Alexander MacLeod, founder and project services manager at…

Tvillingen South drilling take two

Aug 11, 2015

Exploration drilling has restarted on the Tvillingen South prospect in production license 510 in the Norwegian Sea. Operator Maersk Oil initially started drilling on the well in January this year, using the Leiv Eiriksson semisubmersible drilling rig…

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